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Chris Joffe: January 19, 2024
During Alaska Airlines Flight 1282's departure from Portland, Oregon on January 5th, a plane door's plug unexpectedly disconnected as the aircraft climbed to 19,000 feet altitude. This attitude is critical because seconds matter for survival in an...
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Chris Joffe: July 19, 2022
School nursing isn’t what it used to be. Routine activities like lice screenings and keeping health records updated are still very necessary, yet the...
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Chris Joffe: April 5, 2022
In recent years, cyberattacks have been getting both more frequent and more sophisticated. From Aug. 14 to Sept. 12, 2021, educational organizations...
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Chris Joffe: March 3, 2022
Last Friday, CDC issued new mask guidance that revises the criteria by which communities - including schools - should consider wearing masks. The...
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Chris Joffe: February 28, 2022
The recent news of Russia’s invasion in Ukraine is shaking many of our communities. Students and staff alike are likely grappling with a mix of...
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Chris Joffe: February 3, 2022
The world has changed quite a bit since February 14, 2018, when Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida endured a senseless and...
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Chris Joffe: February 3, 2022
Next month will mark the two-year anniversary of the WHO’s declaration of Covid-19 as a global pandemic. Two years in, we’re beginning to see...
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Chris Joffe: January 6, 2022
Wondering what the new year might bring? Here’s our best (educated) guess about what schools will face in 2022. It’s paired with our best advice for...
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Chris Joffe: December 1, 2021
The calendar year is coming to a close, but we are far from the end of the road when it comes to student behavior challenges. While the winter break...
